1903.] OBSERVATIONS ON THE FLORA OF JAPAN. 87 



species, principally on account of its pubescent narrow leaves. The above 



new specific name was given, in honour of Mr. Koichi Tanaka, who kindly 

 sent me the specimens of this rare species. 



Metaplexis japonica (Thunb.) Makino, nom. nov. 



Fergitlaria japonica Thunb. Fl. Jap. (1784) p. ill; Willcl. Sp. PI 

 I. p. 1248 ; Pers. Syn. PI. I. p. 271 ; Rcem. et Schult. Syst. Veg. VI. p 

 m ; Spreng. Syst. Veg. I. p. 843. 



Metaplexis Staimtoni E. Br.; Scbult. Byst. Veg. VI. (1820) p. Ill 

 Maxim, Prim. Fl. Amur. p. 196; Kegel Tent. Fl. Ussur.no. 333; Franch 

 et Sav. Enum. PI. Jap. I. p. 316 ; Franch. PI. David. I. p. 207 ; Maxim 

 in Mel. Biol. IX. p. 810; Engl, et Maxim, in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. VI. p 

 65; Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXVI. p. 110; Diels in 

 Engl. Bot. Jahrb. XXIX. p. 541 ; Palib. Consp. Fl. Iw. II. p. 13. 



Urostelma chinensis Bunge Enum. PI. Chin. Bor. (1832) p. 44, no. 247. 



Metaplexis chinensis Decne. in DC. Prodr. VIII. p. 511 ; Sieb. et 

 Zucc. in Abhandl. Akad. Miinch. IV. 3, p. 161; Miq. Prol. Fl. Jap. p. 58. 



Metaplexis rostellata Turcz.; Walp. Ann. III. p. 49. 



Nom. Jap. Gaga-imo. 



Hah, Japan, widely distributed. 



Lapsana humilis (Thunb.) Makino, nom. nov. 



Frenanthes humilis Thunb. Fl. Jap. (1784) p. 302 ; Willd. Sp. PI. III. 

 p. 1544; Pers. Syn. PI. II. p. 367; Spreng. Syst. Veg. III. p. 6^)6. 



Yoimgia ? humilis DC. Prodr. VII. p. 194. 



Lapsana parvi flora A. Gray Bot. Jap. (1859) p. 396; Miq. Pro! 

 Fl. Jap. p. 362; Francb. et Sav. Enum. PI. Jap. I. p. 267; Maxim, 

 in Mel. Biol. IX. p. 20, 347. 



Nom. Jap. Yahu-tahiralw. 



Icon, linuma's Somoku-Dzusetsu, XV. fol. 31 no. 31. 



Hah, Japan, common. 



Crepis lanceolata (Houtt.) Schultz-Bip. in ZoU, Syst. Verz, Archip. Iftd. 

 p. 126, (nomen tantum), non Kit. 



Prenamthes lanceolata Houtt. Nat. Hist. XXVIII. (1779) p. 383, tab. 



